Contrary to popular belief, the system was not built to encourage violence. It is molded by our nature, and as such, it has become a tool of death, oppression, and destruction.
Galatira Iamaxis
“I can’t believe you did t...
2024-02-17 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Elijah’s eyes fluttered open, and for a moment, he forgot the weight of responsibility resting on his shoulders. In those brief few seconds, he raised one hand, letting the warm blanket of dense ethera envelop him as he let the first rays of the morning sun dance across his fi...
2024-02-16 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostZeke was meditating in his tower, working on a plan to upgrade one of his most fundamental skills, when Silik arrived. The giant kobold couldn’t hide his presence from Zeke’s perception, even though he remained outside of the meditation room, silently waiting. Still, Zeke didn’t immediately...
2024-02-16 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFor a few minutes, Elijah stood on the beach watching the crashing waves as the storm rolled in, bathing him in a deluge of precipitation. Spring had already taken hold, but the rain still felt like frigid needles against his skin. However, some of that discomfort was mitigated by the blanket of ...
2024-02-15 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostGrand Magister Tordal seethed, but he held his temper in check as he looked out across the camp. There were hundreds of white-and-silver tents arrayed in a precise grid. Each one was topped with the streaming flag of Adontis, giving the entire camp an air of extreme organization.
Which was ...
2024-02-15 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAlright folks - we're only a couple of weeks from the accelerated month (where I intend to post chapters for Path of Dragons twice a day for the entirety of March), and I wanted to do something in preparation for what's coming. The whole idea of doing this is to increase the story's visibil...
2024-02-15 11:53:46 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure?” asked Carmen, looking around Easton. It had been months since the last time she had visited, and in that time, the city had once again transformed. It was difficult to believe that only a few years before, it had been nothing more than a sleepy suburb. Now, it was a walled cit...
2024-02-14 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostMystics can die just like anyone else. You just have to know how to get to them.
Alistaris Kargat
I tossed a handful of grenades, one after the other, into the amassed army of Adjudicators and other combatants. A second late...
2024-02-14 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostElijah knelt atop the hill, looking out across the valley. It was an idyllic scene, with lush vegetation and a gentle stream cutting through the center of the dell. Despite the drizzling rain that had pervaded the region since he’d left Argos a couple of days before, sunlight still bathed the h...
2024-02-13 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOutside of the Pillar, Zeke stood before the gathered people, his eyes flicking from one to the next until they settled on Kianma and Silik, standing in the center. The pair looked much the same as always – one a hulking brute of a kobold, the other much smaller and slimmer, though with a sense...
2024-02-13 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostKurik dove aside, rolling away just in time to avoid the orc’s descending axe. The stone blade thudded into the loamy turf, sending an explosion of black soil and dead leaves into the air. The monster roared in frustration as it yanked the massive blade out of the ground, but it had dug into th...
2024-02-12 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t want to do this,” Zeke said, pacing back and forth. Silik had just explained the results of his investigation into the string of deaths that had occurred over the past week, and Zeke did not like what he’d heard. “But I don’t know how else I’m supposed to respond. I can’t...
2024-02-12 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostConsequences. It’s a concept that most of the universe does not fully understand. On the surface, that doesn’t seem to be the case, and yet, they consistently push people past their breaking point. Eventually, they snap. And one day, one of those people is going to set ev... 2024-02-11 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
To the surprise of everyone, I'm doing this on time this week! Celebrate and rejoice, for I have finally figured out how to use a calendar!
Anyway...
So, this week was extremely productive for me. I've been grinding hard on all three stories, and I'm seeing tangible result...
2024-02-11 12:17:16 +0000 UTC View PostThere are many mystics in the universe, and like any other population, some are good, others are bad, and a scant few are exceptional in either direction. But the vast majority are, by definition, average, and there is a wide gulf between each extreme. 2024-02-10 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
That was the most prevalent thought in every facet of Elijah’s mind as he lay on his side, his head propped on one hand as he beheld the goddess he’d met the night before. As she dressed, this time in normal clothes as opposed to the Wonder Woman get-up she’d worn when she had accosted him,...
2024-02-09 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSilik looked down on the other kobold and frowned. It was odd, seeing a member of the new caste. Before, there were only four. The ones who took the path of the warrior ended up as legionnaires or centurions. Or in Silik’s case, a general. Then there were the scouts who ended up as rangers. Thi...
2024-02-09 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSunlight filtered through the curtains, illuminating the dancing dust motes in the air. For a moment, Carmen had no idea where she was, and she reached for a partner that wasn’t there. Then, everything came crashing down on her like a tidal wave, and she suddenly felt very alone.
That las...
2024-02-08 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostGripping the balcony banister, Silik gazed across the Residential District of the Crimson Tower, pleased with the progress they had made since leaving the caverns beneath Min Ferilik. They had come so far that he scarcely remembered the person he had been back then, but one thing he knew for cert...
2024-02-08 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMorning sunlight filtered through the forest’s canopy as a dewy chill carpeted the forest floor. Somewhere up above, a bird chirped, and in the distance, a squirrel chittered, painting the morning with a cold, yet idyllic brush. Elijah sat with his back to the trunk of a tree, his head tilted u...
2024-02-07 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone else is always one step ahead. I understand the reasons behind it. Mira and I, as well as the rest of humanity, are playing catch-up. The rest of the universe already knows how to win the game, but we’re just starting to learn the rules. I just hope we can figure i... 2024-02-07 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I apologize for this being a couple of days late. In my defense, I was trying to pump out some chapters this weekend so I'm ready for the March accelerated publishing schedule (more on that later). So, I have a good excuse!
Anyway, this past week has been super busy. I'm p...
2024-02-07 02:05:18 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure?” asked Isaak, looking around the darkening forest.
“It’s fine. I sleep outside all the time,” Elijah said, sitting beside the small fire he’d built. Artemis was draped over his lap, sound asleep. Because she was so much larger than any housecat had a right to be, ...
2024-02-06 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Relax,” said Eveline. “It’s going great.”
To Zeke, that didn’t seem to be the case. Certainly, from a purely strategic perspective, the battle for Wealton had progressed according to their meticulous plan. The various cohorts of kobolds had swept in from three different directi...
2024-02-06 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostPurple lightning flashed in the sky as the smell of death filled Elijah’s nostrils. He stumbled toward the fallen Isaak, dread and despair mingling in his heart as he let his guardian form fall away. With each staggering step, pain lanced up his broken leg, but he forced himself to ignore it, a...
2024-02-05 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“The sounds of battle are such a unique thing,” said Eveline, a note of appreciation playing across her voice. “Weapons clashing, people screaming. Anger and agony, death and an unmatched verve for life. I’ve always found it fascinating.”
Zeke ignored her as he ducked beneath a ma...
2024-02-05 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostEarth doesn’t even qualify as a backwater. It’s on the edge of the frontier, and the only people who care about it are the desperate or unscrupulous. I’m one of the former.
Galatira Iamaxis
“You’re really not going...
2024-02-04 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLots of people love the idea of being a warrior, but the reality of it is one of horrifying loss and crippling sadness. I’ve lost so much. So many people I’ll never see again. I know we were justified. I know we didn’t have any choice. But I still struggle with the cost... 2024-02-03 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
He was dead.
“Help him!” Carmen shouted, whipping her head around. But the Healer she had brought into the mines was busy performing triage on another Warrior. Meanwhile, Colt and Tiffany stood at the head of the tunnel, defending them against a tide of critters. There were hundreds of ...
2024-02-02 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostZeke sat on the bed, his elbows on his knees as he perused the choices the Framework had set before him. And he was a little unsettled by what he saw. Not because he didn’t like the choices, but rather because all three options were decidedly demon-themed. The first was called [Mark of the Doom...
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